Community Paediatric Dietitian

Job summary Are you a passionate Dietitian looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and families? We are seeking an enthusiastic HCPC Registered Dietitian to join our friendly Community Paediatric Dietetic Team, delivering specialist nutritional care across Luton and South Bedfordshire. Read on as this role might be of interest to you. You will work within our friendly Paediatric team delivering both virtual and face to face clinics to a varied caseload and deliver group sessions to families. The role includes training to other health care professionals, covering subjects such as cow's milk allergy and feeding difficulties. In addition, you will also be involved in supporting the Food First team on the appropriate prescribing of Paediatric nutritional products. Previous Paediatric experience is desirable but not essential, we may consider a candidate who can demonstrate a willingness to build on existing dietetic skills. The successful candidate would be joining an experienced Paediatric team who would provide regular clinical supervision. Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more about the role. We look forward to receiving your application! Should we receive a high number of applications; we reserve the right to close the vacancy after 22nd September 2026 Main duties of the job About the Role You will: Deliver face-to-face and virtual community clinics for children and young people. Support families with evidence-based nutritional advice and personalised care plans. Contribute to group education programmes and resource development. Work closely with GPs, community teams and other healthcare professionals to optimise nutritional care and prescribing. Participate in audit, service improvement and student supervision activities. We will offer: A supportive and experienced paediatric team. Regular clinical supervision and CPD opportunities. Opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement. Flexible community-based working and a rewarding role supporting children and families. About us Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Details Date posted 16 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro-rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 448-BCHS-8287700 Job locations The Poynt Unit 2-3, Poynters Road Luton LU4 0LA United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Professional / Clinical responsibilities Deliver weekly virtual and face to face community clinics covering a range of clinical conditions including allergy, faltering growth, obesity, behavioural feeding difficulties and restricted diets for children with SEND. Support the development and delivery of group sessions for children and their families with specific nutritional needs such as cows milk protein allergy and feeding difficulties. Prioritise and plan your own workload, effectively meeting the aims and objectives of both the clinical and prescribing support elements of the role. A high level of time management skills will be required to ensure all needs are met. Undertake duties to support appropriate paediatric product prescribing as identified by the Food First Team Lead, such as supporting the development of paediatric prescribing guidelines. Support and collaborate with local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and primary care networks (PCNs) on the appropriate management and prescribing of specialist infant formulas. Advise medical teams on the appropriate prescription, follow up and monitoring of infant formulas, based on available evidence including assessment of individual clinical needs. To be involved in undertaking development work within the Team, this could include care pathways, clinical audits, service improvement, resource development, newsletters, and updates to social media/websites. Co-ordinate the identification, development and production of high-quality evidence-based diet sheets and educational resources. Identify and carry out audits within the department and your specialist areas Management and Leadership To provide support, guidance and training to dietitians and dietetic assistants, linking with senior colleagues to evaluate competencies To appropriately delegate work/tasks to dietetic assist